SCMP Reporter Danny Lee goes 'off the grid'
But how easy is it to slip under the radar? For three days I have "voluntarily" surrendered my phone, laptop and other personal items. Until now, the longest time I had spent without access to these communication tools was a 12-hour long-haul flight from Hong Kong to London.
It's 8pm on a Friday evening and my personal belongings have been confiscated by my bosses.
The Edward Snowden experience starts now.
The former National Security Agency intelligence contractor who was hiding in Hong Kong until last Sunday - and is now believed to be in a transit zone at a Moscow airport - is likely using unhackable, untrackable technology to avoid leaving a digital trail.
Snowden's career came crashing down after his disclosure of Prism, the United States' top secret spying programme. In the process, he has lifted the lid on intelligence gathering that targets unsuspecting individuals.
Whatever we read, search, share, tweet or post from the internet and technology, a portfolio builds up. That's known as our digital footprint.
Now wanted by America, Snowden is "off the grid".